Spark Consulting

JANUARY 8, 2014

Associations Now looks at what’s in and out for associations in 2014. HR trends for 2014 (to me, these read more like pipe dreams than things that are actually likely to happen, but what do I know?). HR trends for 2014 (to me, these read more like pipe dreams than things that are actually likely to happen, but what do I know?).

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Optimist Consulting

MAY 22, 2014

I was delighted to attend the launch of PARN’s 2014 ‘ Professional Body Sector Review ’last week. It is well publicised how un-diverse the leadership of big business is. It was hosted by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in its 5 th floor conference suite; the views over the Thames were amazing.

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Spark Consulting

JANUARY 7, 2014

This Friday, we’ll be kicking off the 2014 Associations 101 #10in20 webinar series with a presentation by Rob Barnes on organizational culture. Register now and learn how to kickstart your organizational culture in 2014! Same great format (10 tips in 20 minutes), but lots of new content and speakers!

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Association Leaders

JUNE 23, 2014

Check out this video clip and short blurb from a 2014 NBA Playoff game between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers. check out my March 3, 2014 blog post “Hard to Say I’m Sorry and Other Leadership Anthems). Association Management Companies CM Services Leadership Uncategorized Volunteerism leadership self image'

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Reid All About it

APRIL 18, 2025

an honest 2014 letter from Donald Rumsfeld to the IRS via Emily Domenech The average college student is illiterate. Hear about the organizations renewed mission, leadership transition, financial restructuring, and membership reinvention strategies.

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Association Leaders

DECEMBER 30, 2013

One of my resolutions for 2014 is to practice happiness. Here are some new habits I am planning to implement to help me achieve my resolution in 2014 (I hope some of you reading this will help hold me accountable for these): 1. Association Management Companies CM Services Leadership Uncategorized Volunteerism'

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 12, 2014

When it comes to association topics like technology, leadership, membership or social media, what''s on association leaders'' minds? We review the top stories of 2014 as they relate to associations. For more about this topic, click on the headline.

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Spark Consulting

JANUARY 13, 2014

Fortunately Innovation Excellence has compiled a list of the top trend sites for 2014. cool technology innovation leadership Innovation Excellence' Looking to make better decisions? Add a few to your list of regular reads (I’m a big fan of Mashable , for what it’s worth). Image credit: The Roosevelts.

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Spark Consulting

MAY 11, 2020

Getting to the “Good Stuff”: Evidence-Based Decision Making for Associations (PDF), co-authored with Peter Houstle, Mariner Management, April 2014. Risk: The Missing Link Connection Strategy to Implementation (PDF), co-authored with Jamie Notter, Human Workplaces, and Leslie White, Croydon Consulting, March 2014.

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Association Leaders

JUNE 2, 2014

Recently, my brother-in-law sent me a copy of the text of the University of Texas 2014 Commencement speech given by Naval Admiral William H. The leadership lessons provided by Adm. Association Management Companies CM Services Leadership Uncategorized Volunteerism change leadership UT' Click here to watch the video.

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Higher Logic

APRIL 18, 2017

of the US population volunteered in 2014. Volunteering is a great way to gain experience and take on a leadership role, so if you have volunteers who want to beef up their resume, find out what they’re looking for specifically. If someone wants leadership experience, help them get it. And what brought them to your door?

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Spark Consulting

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Trends for 2014 , via Shelly Alcorn/CalSAE. blog roundup innovation leadership management marketing social media Amanda Kaiser customer service Deirdre Reid Facebook Harvard Business Review Internet privacy Shelly Alcorn Twitter' Are we really becoming an economy of free agents? Deirdre Reid says: “ Stop using stock photos !”

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Association Adviser

MARCH 18, 2014

Association Leadership (Texas Society of Association Executives). March 25-27, 2014. May 19-21, 2014. Charles Popper, Naylor’s vice president of association relations, will also present findings from the 2014 Association Communications Benchmarking Report. May 28-31, 2014. June 4-5, 2014.

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Association Adviser

APRIL 15, 2014

Association Leadership. May 19-21, 2014. Charles Popper, Naylor’s vice president of association relations, will also present findings from the 2014 Association Communications Benchmarking Report. May 28-31, 2014. ASAE 2014 Marketing Membership & Communications Conference. June 17-18, 2014.

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Spark Consulting

APRIL 21, 2014

In fact, the combination of data and tools available in 2014 theoretically allows us to move beyond the standard operational dashboards we’ve been using for years and get to the “good stuff,” where we can start asking meaningful, mission-driven questions and use data to inform our decision-making processes around them. But how do we do this?

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AssociationChat

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The timeline of events is particularly relevant to association leaders: Marriott detected a breach in 2018 that occurred in 2014, suggesting a significant gap in their security monitoring capabilities. Leadership Responsibility Who in our leadership team owns cybersecurity risk management?

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Spark Consulting

JULY 2, 2014

MGI’s 2014 Membership Marketing Benchmark report is out. blog roundup communication conferences curation innovation leadership management marketing membership social media Aaron Wolowiec ASAE Associations Now Innovation Excellence Joe Pulizzi Kathi Rabil Kim Howard Marketing General surveys Upworthy' ” Yep.

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Spark Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2013

It requires leadership, clear goals, and a strong sense of mission. Top 10 Tech predictions for 2014. Eric Lanke gets real: you are not innovative. Want a good answer? Ask a good question (now with proof). Want to knock your gala out of the park? They’ve started! Reasons why innovation programs fail ?

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Spark Consulting

OCTOBER 10, 2013

We’re in the process of planning for 2014 now, so if you have topic or speaker suggestions, please email them to me for consideration. innovation leadership management presentations webinars Dave Will Peach New Media Scott Oser' Did I also mention that every webinar is recorded and archived , and the archives are free, too?

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Associations Now

JANUARY 17, 2025

employees describe themselves as engaged, dropping two points, to a level not seen since 2014. The latest data point on this comes from Gallups annual report on workplace engagement , released this month, which finds it at its lowest level in a decade. Only 31 percent of U.S. Whats driving that decline?

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 22, 2014

From diversity to globalization to governance, a few big leadership themes from the past year—and challenges for the next one. So, what did we learn in 2014? However, I don’t want to close out 2014 with a resounding “Bah! In 2014 the ASAE Foundation released research revealing that many U.S.-based

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YourMembership

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Last week we held our December Thought Leadership webinar Mindful Associations: Fuel 2015 Success with Vision and Gratitude , with Holly Duckworth, CAE, CMP, recognized speaker and CEO of Leadership Solutions International. This marks the end of YM’s 2014 Monthly CAE Thought Leadership Webinars.

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YourMembership

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Last week we held YourMembership’s November Thought Leadership webinar Social Media ROI in Dollars & Cents , with Ben Martin, CAE, noted speaker and Chief Engagement Officer for Online Community Results. I think you’ll find this discussion interesting and valuable to your own social media efforts.

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Spark Consulting

JULY 15, 2014

You don’t get to that point, Engel says, without leadership endorsing the concept. Senior leadership has to say, ‘Yes, this is a good thing.’”. Copyright, ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership, July 2014, Washington, DC. Feature Story innovation leadership ASAE ASHA Associations Now Mark Athitakis'

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YourMembership

MAY 22, 2014

Last week we hosted our monthly Thought Leadership Webinar , featuring a whitepaper published by Association Laboratory entitled Looking Forward 2014: An Environmental Scanning Whitepaper for the Association Industry. In a recent online poll, 83 percent admitted they would be actively looking for a new position in 2014.

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Spark Consulting

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

According to the Association Lab survey, the association executives who responded believe that information management, including both volume and quality of information, is their members’ top concern in 2014. In other words, don’t write another article on leadership for your enewsletter.

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Aaron Wolowiec

MARCH 31, 2015

According to a recent report by Professionals for Nonprofits , nearly 60 percent of nonprofits increased their staff size in 2014 and 55 percent plan to add staff this year. After a few years under their belt, these employees are ready for leadership positions. Look for potential leadership capabilities in staff and new hires.

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YourMembership

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

This week YourMembership.com is “on the road” in Tempe, Arizona attending the 2014 AMC Institute Annual Meeting. The loss of leadership vital to the health of the organization. The leadership of these organizations find it difficult to move away from the “status quo” mentality that no longer serves their member’s best interests.

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YourMembership

AUGUST 7, 2014

The program is centered on offering a limited free trail membership through 2014. It often can be attributed to them simply not making a meaningful connection with the association, its leadership, staff, and other members. We all know that members are most vulnerable for dropping their membership during the first year.

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Spark Consulting

MAY 5, 2014

They’ve graciously given me permission to reprint it below: By Joe Rominiecki / Apr 30, 2014 . The winter of 2014 brought a lot of cold weather and snow to much of the United States. Copyright ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership, Washington, DC, April 2014. Where are your association’s sneckdowns?

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Association Success

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Instead we should take those same reigns of leadership and use our passion to ignite and increase more passion through inclusion. Including this multitude of voices is a powerful way to strengthen the perspective, and broaden the reach, of your decisions. “We Diversity strengthens your advocacy reach too.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 3, 2014

By board vote, she was inducted into the 2014 Hall of Fame on May 29 during the annual Best Of Awards party. 7 Steps to Successful Site Inspections – Winter 2014. How to Create Successful CSM-Planner Collaboration – Spring 2014. The Summer 2014 issue was just released here in Michigan. But don’t take my word for it.

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YourMembership

JULY 27, 2015

We just held our Monthly Thought Leadership webinar entitled 5 Must Haves for Your Association’s eLearning Efforts. Their aggressive move into the job board market in 2014 and now e-Learning with the purchase of Lynda.com should now have your attention. Standing pat is no longer an option.

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KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

AUGUST 6, 2014

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Portage Group

AUGUST 15, 2014

Photo : Copyright Peretz Partensk y via Flickr 2014. Best of Association Programs & Services Association Trends, Issues & Challenges Co-Creation Communication Compensation and Benefits Engagement Events Government Relations Innovation Leadership Member Needs NFP Pulse Other Resources Research Social Media strategy The ARC Listen Up!

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Virtual

JULY 2, 2014

First, the birthday of Virtual itself – July 6, 2014 marks 15 years, and we are grateful to have been a part of many global technology movements that have since transformed the lives of consumers and altered how businesses function. Forecasts for NFC-enabled device adoption range from more than 400 million devices in 2014 to 1.2

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WBT Systems

APRIL 25, 2017

EDUCAUSE implemented a digital badge program in 2014. The EDUCAUSE badge program includes the following categories of engagement: Community Service, Leadership Development, Communications, Awards and Subject Matter. AOTA offers more than 10 badges on topics like Low Vision, Leadership Development, Autism and Home Modification.

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